GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
effusionan act of effusing
gushto issue copiously or violently
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
passiveacted upon by an external agency
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
retortto pay or hurl back : return
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
genrea category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content